Video Production Officer Job Vacancy in Kenya

Position Title: Video Production Officer

Location: KU Unicity Mall, Along Thika Road

Indepth Research Institute builds the capacity of people, processes, and systems for organizational success and growth as well as nurturing a thriving ecosystem.

We do this through our four lines of services; Data Analytics, Social and Market Research, Corporate Training and Development; Management and Business Advisory; and Digital Innovation.

Job Summary: We seek to recruit an aggressive, confident, fluent, mature, and creative Video Production Officer to shoot and edit high quality, fast-paced packages for use in IRES multimedia digital platforms and social media on a full-time basis.

Key Responsibilities:

The Video Producer is responsible for the effective and efficient performance of the following duties:

  • Prepare and Implement Audio-Visual strategy, bringing state of the art practices, techniques, technologies and approaches to bear on the organization’s media work
  • Shoot and edit high quality, fast-paced short packages for use in IRES multimedia digital platforms and social media.
  • Ensure the effective distribution of video content
  • Prepare protocols and procedures to streamline multimedia production and to manage the organization’s digital and other media assets.
  • Develop a database of partnerships supporting multimedia production, dissemination, distribution, and broadcast.
  • Produce and oversee the production and versioning of multimedia content for the organization, coordinating and supervising the work of internal and outsourced multimedia professionals from relevant fields including photography, filmmaking, animation, data visualization, music, design, translation, ICT, etc.
  • Oversee asset management, dissemination, distribution, and broadcast.
  • Support production research, scripting, direction, and editing.
  • Perform other relevant duties as assigned.
  • Identify opportunities for content and go on periodic field missions to collect video assets for production of digital video fundraising assets.
  • Oversee post-production work.
  • Providing technical support as required.
  • Deliver communication activities and content that demonstrate a clear strategic link with broader strategies.
  • Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Should have at least a media/multimedia production, production management, filmmaking, or related area is required or any related course.
  • At least 3 years of years of progressively responsible experience in multimedia, filmmaking, broadcast Journalism, Communication or related field is required. Experience in international environment is desirable.
  • Advanced Video Editing, Animation, and Photo Editing -required
  • Mastery of English and Kiswahili both written and spoken.
  • Experience in content writing, digital branding & marketing, and social media management.
  • Mastery of computer usage, web navigation, and social media functionality is imperative.
  • Knowledge of Retargeting/Remarketing, Display, and Rich Media/Video Advertising
  • Advanced skills in MS Office, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Ability to use the CRM preferably Hubspot.
  • Blogging
  • Content Development/Marketing
  • Intermediate WordPress and web development skills
  • Knowledge in the area of Digital Advertising, and media buying

How to Apply:

Your application in PDF format should be sent to hr@indepthresearch.org to us on or before CoB Friday, 16th September 2022.

All document attachments should also be in PDF format.

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